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' t/ c3 u0 o6 o/ }7 ?4 M; K5 YNewcomers are being offered some help when shopping for a home in Edmonton’s tight housing market.
5 ~( a! b/ E$ H* HImmigrant women and their families can now access a “household toolkit” crafted by a local service group for new immigrant families, through real estate agents.
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In the tool kit are 75 common hand tools – like a hammer and screwdriver – as well a book on how to buy a home, a home maintenance schedule and other items. $ J) B) ~" a. ~
2 M- }$ w. C& x' x' j& v* X& C“The tools are a symbol of hope for people trying to build new lives in Edmonton,” said Madeline Sarafinchan, president of the Edmonton Real Estate Board. ! N% m* T z- l9 L+ ^8 c
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The program was announced by a group called Changing Together… A Centre for Immigrant Women.
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8 ]; q) q4 F( X+ H1 BJosephine Pallard, the group’s executive director, said Alberta’s economic boom has caused a housing shortage that makes it more difficult for immigrants to find a place to live and integrate into Canadian society.
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